Anyone else wish Dean was still running the DNC w/his 50-state strategy?

[Roland99]

DWS is so blatantly DLC/Third Way.

Makes me fucking sick.

[KoKo]

1. I used to....but, not these days....

Still wish he had been head of the DNC longer...but, he has changed since then. Ambition does that to one. Not blaming him...just disappointed in him lately. I think he seeking a spot in Hillary Cabinet.

It is....what it is...

[riversedge]

2. Hillary has a 50 state strategy.

[Raine1967]

16. O'Malley and Sanders have one as well.

The thing is, the DNC does not.

and I think that is hindering to all candidates that would like a little support from the DNC.

[BuelahWitch]

3. Ihave since 2010 n/t

[Beaverhausen]

4. Yes

Yes and yes

[TDale313]

5. Yep. n/t

[Adrahil]

6. Yes. nr

[Uncle Joe]

7. Bernie's messages are a 50 state strategy.

Thanks for the thread, Roland.

[elleng]

8. yes until he became/showed as such an hrc supporter.

[840high]

9. I used to.

[MsLeopard]

10. In a big way. nt

[IronLionZion]

11. 50-state strategy brings in moderates and all types

the party can either appeal to everyone nation-wide, or to liberals, but not both.

Desperately wishing that everyone would become liberal is ...how is that working out?

[Armstead]

12. Um, this is an evenly divided country

NO ONE will get everyone.

But the positions of people are a nation that has a faction of hard core liberals and conservatives, and a lot of people who might swing either way, depending on candidate and issue.

[IronLionZion]

14. No, there are many more than just 2 ideologies

and many voters who actually don't have strong opinions

[mahina]

13. Still, yes, but Bernie's 50 state strategy is right on.

Thanks for reminding me to go give him some dough.

[eridani]

15. Fuck yes!! Compare 2006 to 2014 for reasons why n/t

[Le Taz Hot]

17. Not really.

Tragically, he's become a complete party hack. Too bad.

[Recursion]

18. The 50-state strategy gets us DLC/Third Way democrats

That's the entire point: recruit conservative and moderate Democrats in red states and districts. The 50 state strategy got us Jim Webb in Virginia.

DU claims to love the 50 state strategy, but hates the Democrats it elects.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Yeah, but people like having the votes to move legislation through congress.

If the choice is between a Democratic-controlled house with a portion of the caucus being red state DLC or "third way" types, or a GOP-controlled house, which is preferable?

I'm sure some people here would piss and moan for the reasons you mention, but they probably haven't thought it all the way through.

The house under Boehner has been an abject lesson in just how much control the majority party has, in that body. At least under their current rule scheme, legislation has to have a majority of the majority party to even be considered.

A situation like that, but with our people in charge, would mean that the Red State DLC types would be marginalized as a minority in our party, even as they put us in the numerical majority to control the house itself.

The GOP has played a similar game with the teabaggers.

[JI7]

19. the 50 state strategy was all about dlc/third way

[Warren DeMontague]

20. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has been a disaster for the Party.

[Vinca]

22. Yes. DWS should step down.